Letters from the July 28, 2007, issue of Science News

Gyro Q & A

Doesn’t “Spinning into Control” (SN: 05/19/07, p. 312) on flywheels leave out a significant aspect: the gyroscope effects of a rotating large mass? Wouldn’t it be a benefit for moving installations (stabilization) and a problem for immobile installations?

Lee Hukill
Palo Alto, Calif.